Universal cover for water mat

ABSTRACT

A universal cover for a water mat is provided. The universal cover has a top cover portion and a bottom cover portion that can be secured together with zippers. The bottom cover portion has a plurality of parallel buoyant bars and the top cover portion has metal structures to securely hold magnetic accessories.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates generally to a cover for a mat, morespecifically a multipurpose cover for a water mat.

Description of the related art.

Foam based water mats are in common use. However, current mats haveseveral issues such as rolling of mat while in use on a water surface,balancing rolling and stability and ability to connect with other matsto provide a larger surface.

Therefore, there is a need for a universal cover that overcomes one ofmore of the above limitations.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a universalcover for a water mat is provided. The universal cover has a top coverand a bottom cover that can be secured together by zippers. The bottomcover has a plurality of parallel buoyant bars and the top cover hasmetal structures to securely hold magnetic accessories.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Having thus described the disclosure in general terms, reference willnow be made to the accompanying figures, wherein:

FIG. 1a and 1b illustrate a top cover and a bottom cover of a universalmat.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a water mat with the topcover covering the top surface and two side surfaces of the water mat.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the water mat with a bottomcover portion.

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the water mat with a bottomcover covering the bottom surface and two side surfaces of the watermat.

FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the water mat secured by auniversal cover.

FIG, 5 illustrates a bottom view of the bottom cover that has aplurality of parallel buoyant bars.

FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view 600 of the water mat with theuniversal cover that has velcro secured flaps on the periphery of theuniversal cover.

FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional view of two water mats covered byuniversal covers and each universal cover having velcro secured flaps.

FIG. 8 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the two water mats securedto each other by velcro secured flaps.

FIG. 9 illustrates a top view of the water mat tied to a boat usingadjustable ropes that is tied to handles on the universal cover.

Additional features of the present invention will become apparent fromthe following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Reference will now be made in detail to selected embodiments of thepresent disclosure in conjunction with accompanying figures. Theembodiments described herein are not intended to limit the scope of thedisclosure, and the present disclosure should not be construed aslimited to the embodiments described. This disclosure may be embodied indifferent forms without departing from the scope and spirit of thedisclosure. It should be understood that the accompanying figures areintended and provided to illustrate embodiments of the disclosuredescribed below and are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawing,like numbers refer to elements throughout, and thicknesses anddimensions of some components may be exaggerated to provide betterclarity and ease of understanding.

It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and the like,herein do not denote any order, ranking, quantity, or importance, butrather are used to distinguish one element from another. Further, theterms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, butrather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items.

FIG. 1a and 1b illustrate a top cover 100 a and a bottom cover 100 b ofa universal mat. The top cover 100 a and the bottom cover 100 bcollectively referred as the universal mat cover.

The top cover 100 a is shown to include a top cover 105, a first sideflap 110 and a second side flap 115. The top cover 100 a also has a topzipper 120 on its periphery. Similarly, the bottom cover 100 b as abottom portion 125, a third side flap 130, a fourth side flap 135 and abottom zipper 140 on its periphery. It will be understood to a personordinarily skilled in the art that a zipper has two parts and eachzipper is arranged in such a way that one part of each zipper is on thetop cover 100 a and the other part is on the bottom cover 100 b.

The top cover 100 a and the bottom cover 100 b are zipped together byengaging four zippers together such that a first zip part 120 is engagedwith a second zip part 140, a third zip part 120 a is engaged with afourth zip part 180, a fifth zip part 150 is engaged with a sixth zippart 140 a and a seventh zip part 160 is engaged with a eighth zip part170 zip. The top, the bottom and the four sides of a water mat are fullycovered by the universal mat.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view 200 of a water mat 205 withthe top cover 100 a covering the top surface and two side surfaces ofthe water mat 205. Typically the water mat 205 is a foam mat, however,it can be made of several layers including a waterproofing coating orany other durable and lightweight material.

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view 300 of the water mat 205 witha bottom cover 100 b covering the bottom surface and two side surfacesof the water mat 205, For example, if the top cover 100 a covers twoside surfaces of the water mat 205, then the bottom cover 100 b coversother two side surfaces of the water mat 205. In another example, if thetop cover 100 a covers one side surface of the water mat 205, then thebottom cover 100 b may cover the other three side surfaces of the watermat 205.

FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view 400 of the water mat 205secured by a universal cover 100 (the top cover 100 a and the bottomcover 100 b). The top cover 100 a and the bottom cover 100 b are engagedat the periphery by the top zipper 120 and the bottom zipper 140. Theuniversal cover 100 tightly secures the water mat 205 and may be made ofultralight nylon fabric.

FIG. 5 illustrates a bottom view 500 of the bottom cover 100 b that hasa plurality of parallel buoyant bars 505 (shown as parallel blackstrips). The plurality of parallel buoyant bars 505 may be made ofplastic material and may be sewn into the universal cover 100 allowingthe water mat 205 to roll up while providing stability. The plurality ofparallel buoyant bars 505 evenly distribute the weight to prevent thewater mat 205 from getting folded while being used on water surface. Theplurality of parallel buoyant bars 505 may be able to slide into aplurality of sleeve sewn on the bottom of the universal cover 100. Theymay be sewed such that the plurality of parallel buoyant bars 505 doesnot fall out. Alternatively, the plurality of parallel buoyant bars 505may be attached to the bottom of the universal cover 100 by any othermeans such as an adhesive.

Typically the plurality of parallel buoyant bars 505 are 6 feet×1.5 to 3inches×0.25 to 0.75 inches, but the dimensions may vary depending on thesize of the water mat 205. Further, the universal cover 100 may have aplurality of handles 510 on the sides of the universal cover 100. Theplurality of handles 510 may also be at the center of the bottom cover100 b (not show in any FIG) to help rolling up the water mat 205.Alternatively, the plurality of handles 510 may be placed at any otherlocation on the bottom cover 100 b as long it aids as rolling up of thewater mat 205.

In addition, thin metal discs may be sewn into the top surface of theuniversal cover 100 at a few locations. It will allow magneticaccessories such as a can holder to stick to the water mat 205.

FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view 600 of the water mat 205 withthe universal cover 100 that has velcro secured flaps 605 on theperiphery of the universal cover 100. When not in use, the velcrosecured flaps 605 can be attached it its own water mat 205 as shown inthe FIG. 6.

FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional view 700 of two water mats 705 and710 covered by universal covers 715 and 720 and each universal coverhaving velcro secured flaps 725 and 730. To be able to connect the twowater mats 705 and 710, one end of the velcro secured flaps 725 and 730are detached on their own respective water mats as shown the FIG. 7.

FIG. 8 illustrates a cross-sectional view 800 of the two water mats 705and 710 secured to each other by velcro secured flaps 725 and 730. Thevelcro secured flaps 725 and 730 is shown to connect the water mats 705and 710. Alternatively, velcro secured flaps can be used to connect anynumber of water mats to form a large combined water mat.

FIG. 9 illustrates a top view 900 of the water mat 205 tied to a boat905 using adjustable ropes 910 and 915 that is tied to handles 920 and925 on the universal cover 100. The adjustable ropes 910 and 915 areconnected to handles 920 and 925 that allow connecting the water mat 205to the boat 905. The water mat 205 can then be easily pulled by the boat905.

The present disclosure provides a universal cover for a water mat thatallows water mat to roll up while providing stability. The universalcover enables several water mats to be connected to each other. Inaddition, the universal cover allows the water mat to be attached to aboat.

What is claimed is:
 1. A universal cover for a water mat, the universalcover comprising: a top cover having a top zipper on a top periphery;and a bottom cover having a bottom zipper on a bottom periphery, the topzipper and the bottom zipper can be engaged to seal the universal cover,the bottom cover portion has a plurality of parallel buoyant bars.
 2. Auniversal cover as claimed in claim 1 further comprising metalstructures sewn onto the top cover allowing secure magnetic accessoriesto the universal cover.
 3. A universal cover as claimed in claim 1,wherein the water mat is a foam mat.
 4. A universal cover as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the plurality of parallel buoyant bars distributesweight to prevent the water mat from folding on used on water surface.5. A universal cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality ofparallel buoyant bars is 6 feet×1.5 to 3 inches×0.25 to 0.75 inches. 6.A universal cover as claimed in claim 1 further comprising one or morevelcro secured flaps that allow connecting the water mat with one ormore water mats each covered by a universal cover.
 7. A universal coveras claimed in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of handles on allsides of the universal cover.
 8. A universal cover as claimed in claim 1further comprising a plurality of handles on all sides of the universalcover and two adjustable ropes connected to one of handles to allowconnecting the water mat to a boat.
 9. A universal cover as claimed inclaim 1 further comprising thin metal discs sewn into a top side of theuniversal cover.
 10. A universal cover for a water mat, the universalcover comprising: a top cover having a top zipper on a top periphery: abottom cover having a bottom zipper on a bottom periphery, the topzipper and the bottom zipper can be engaged to seal the universal cover;and one or more velcro secured flaps at edges that allow connecting thewater mat with one or more water mats such that each water mat iscovered by a universal cover.
 11. A universal cover as claimed in claim10 further comprising thin metal discs sewn onto the top cover allowingsecure magnetic accessories to the universal cover.
 12. A universalcover as claimed in claim 10, wherein the water mat is a foam mat.
 13. Auniversal cover as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plurality ofparallel buoyant bars distributes the weight to prevent the water matfrom folding on used on water surface.
 14. A universal cover as claimedin claim 10 further comprising a plurality of parallel buoyant bars are6 feet×1.5 to 3 inches×0.25 to 0.75 inches.
 15. A universal cover asclaimed in claim 10 further comprising a plurality of parallel buoyantbars on the bottom cover.
 16. A universal cover as claimed in claim 10further comprising a plurality of handles on all sides of the universalcover.
 17. A universal cover as claimed in claim 10 further comprising aplurality of handles on all sides of the universal cover and twoadjustable ropes connected to one of handles to allow connecting thewater mat to a boat.
 18. A universal cover as claimed in claim 10further comprising thin metal discs sewn into a top side of theuniversal cover.